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Welcome to Drawdown EcoChallenge!

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Drawdown EcoChallenge
April 4 - April 25, 2018
Deanna Spatz's avatar

Deanna Spatz

Jean's Eco Challenge

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 217 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    1.0
    documentary
    watched
  • UP TO
    6.0
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    35
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    2.0
    public officials or leaders
    contacted
  • UP TO
    3.0
    zero-waste meals
    consumed

Deanna's actions

Electricity Generation

Communicate With My Elected Officials

#2 Wind Turbines (Onshore)

I will write or call 2 elected official(s) telling them not to support fossil fuel subsidies and instead support wind energy generation.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Learn More about Silvopasture

#9 Silvopasture

I will spend at least 30 minutes watching videos and/or reading about the environmental benefits of silvopasture.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Zero-waste Cooking

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will cook 3 meal(s) with zero-waste each day.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Electricity Generation

Watch a Video about Methane Digesters

#30 Methane Digesters (large), #64 Methane Digesters (small)

I will watch a video about methane digesters (also commonly known as anaerobic digesters).

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Women and Girls

Learn about the Need for Family Planning

#7 Family Planning

I will spend at least 60 minutes learning more about the need for family planning globally.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Learn More about Regenerative Agriculture

#11 Regenerative Agriculture

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning about the need for more regenerative agriculture.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will enjoy 6 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

  • Deanna Spatz's avatar
    Deanna Spatz 4/24/2018 9:25 AM
    Eating meatless 3 meals each day of the challenge was easier than I'd thought.  While our household has cut down on meat a lot, jumping in and just doing it during the challenge showed how easy it is to do without!
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Learn More about Silvopasture
    Had you heard of the term silvopasture" before now? After learning more about it, what do you think is the biggest advantage of silvopasture?
    Deanna Spatz's avatar
    Deanna Spatz 4/24/2018 9:04 AM
    I learned that Silvopasture adds value, not only to cattle and other animals, but to the soil, trees and other plants as well.  Related to that is the practice of Permaculture, which converts the waste of one system to a resource for another.  Great stuff!
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Electricity Generation Watch a Video about Methane Digesters
    What does your vision of a sustainable community look like? What would need to be changed in order for such vision to become reality?
    Deanna Spatz's avatar
    Deanna Spatz 4/24/2018 8:27 AM
    Learning about Methane Digesters, which convert organic refust into biogas, an energy source, and diestate, a nutrient rich fertilizer, opens up exciting possibilities. I will contact farmers listed in our local food guide with the question: is use of small digesters possible here?
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    Deanna Spatz 3/24/2018 8:17 AM
    I sent an email to friends who have explicitly shown concern for the environment, inviting them to check out the website and join if they wish.  The challenge brings focus  back to the environment, as it often gets shoved to the back burner whenever  there is a crisis.
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    Deanna Spatz 3/24/2018 8:13 AM
    This is a wonderful resource and the challenge will broaden my ideas on the many ways of caring for our environment.
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